F1 FIA grants Formula One entry to Haas

Formula One racing's governing body, the FIA, confirmed on Friday that it has accepted an application from Gene Haas to enter a new team in the F1 world championship. The American NASCAR team owner's entry was granted after a lengthy evaluation process and the new squad now hopes to be on the grid for the 2015 season

Gene Haas could postpone debuting his planned American Formula One team until the 2016 season, with a final decision to be made within weeks. The NASCAR team owner had an application to enter the F1 world championship accepted by governing body the FIA last week. The FIA has told us we have to elect which year we want to participate, Haas explained, with a timetable around June